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Communication: FOURTH PERIOD

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Modbus has standard command codes to allow the master to access information from it's slaves. Which of the commands below would be used to write the contents of a holding register to the slave device
When manually assigning addresses in IPv4, which of the answers below contains the complete list of the main parameter(s) needed?
Which of the answers below best reflects the power range that is transmitted to field devices when the Foundation fieldbus H1 is operating?
There are several data access methods used to transmit data. Which of the answers below can be described as a method that systematically allows for devices to initiate communication?
Voltage to voltage converters are best defined as which of the answers below?
Due to the uncomplicated nature of the Modbus frame structure, it requires a simple access method. Which of the access methods below is a method that this frame structure supports?
A typical HMI has several subsystems attached to it. Which of the subsystems below would be involved in visual indications of data?
Which of the topology connections is the most typical for a HART communication device?
In Modbus, data is read, and written in various memory ranges. Which of the answers below best represents the data type that a coils would use?
RS-232 to USB is the best example of which of the following converters?
A DCS can be programmed with function blocks that are needed to execute specific tasks. Which of the answers below describes where the information to define these tasks comes from?
The heart of a DCS is considered the PLC and it's five main programming languages. Which of the programming languages would be described as mimicking the components of the hardware of an analog control in self-contained blocks of code?
SCADA control systems are similar to other control system, but the components for a SCADA system vary slightly. Which of the components below would be designed for smaller processes, therefore having limited scalability?
Parameter settings program the behavior of the function block. Which of the parameters below can be described as one that transmits data to another block?
Ethernet network components provide several ISO layers of transmission control. Which of the network components below has transmission controls on the ISO network layer and possibly the data link layers?
Field instrument to PLC is best defined by which of the answers below?
Voltage to voltage converters are best defined as which of the answers below?
IPv4 network classes can also be defined by the IP address they use. Which of the answers corresponds best to the address in row "H"?
There are several advantages to multidrop communication. Which of the answers below best represents one that is not one of those advantages?
The installation of a SCADA system has several difficulties associated with it. Which of the challenges below would be best defined as one that validates the hardware and software design complies with regulations?
In the protocol specifications of Modbus, there are only four types of registers that can be accessed by the master. Which of the answers below expresses the register size and permissions of an input status register?
There are several stages in the alarm lifecycle. Which of these stages is the alarm system commissioned?
There are several fields in an Ethernet message frame structure. Which of the answers represent the content of the FCS field in the Ethernet message frame?
In the protocol specifications of Modbus, there are only four types of registers that can be accessed by the master. Which of the terms below is best described as a discreet input memory location?
Any SCADA system must adhere to universal standards which allow smooth communication over international boundaries. Which of the standards below would have incompatibility between different hardware vendors components?